Wear (mm) Insert grades Insert grades CVD coated carbide grade for steel A CA025P Next generation CVD coating for longer tool life 1 Improved wear resistance with new CVD grade for steel Thickened alumina with good thermal resistance (Twice as thick as conventional coating) Improved plastic deformation resistance by increased temperature strength Wear resistance comparison (Internal evaluation) 0.30 CA025P (50.4 min) Competitor A (29.4 min) Competitor B (42 min) CA025P 0.25 Competitor A 0.20 Competitor B 0.15 0.10 Good wear condition 0.05 Cutting conditions: Vc = 300 m/min, ap = 1.5 mm, f = 0.3 mm/rev, wet workpiece: 34CrMo4 0 10 20 30 40 50 Cutting time (min) Wear comparison (Internal evaluation) Cutting time: 25.2 min Plastic deformation comparison under high temperature (Internal evaluation) Comparison with Competitor A CA025P maintains smooth and flat wear with stable tool life CA025P Competitor A CA025P Competitor A Stable wear on surface Unstable wear pattern 0 25 50 75 100 Cutting conditions: Vc = 300 m/min, ap = 1.5 mm, f = 0.3 mm/rev, wet workpiece : 34CrMo4 Small Deformation amount Large 2 Excellent fracture resistance 3 Excellent adhesion resistance andchipping resistance New substrate with high stability provides excellent Specialized post-coating process prevents adhesion chipping resistance Fracture resistance comparison (Internal evaluation) Average of 5 times Adhesion on the edge after cutting (Internal evaluation) Specialized post-coating Not specialized post-coating CA025P Competitor A Competitor B 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 Number of impacts Less adhesion Wide area of adhesion* Adhesion area appears white Cutting conditions: Vc = 250 m/min, ap = 1.5 mm, f = 0.35 mm/rev, wet Cutting conditions: Vc = 270 m/min, ap = 1.0 mm, f = 0.1 mm/rev, wet Workpiece: 42CrMo4 (with 4 slots) Workpiece: 42CrMo4 (with 4 slots) A9